Determining kingpin weight?
This is going to be a ignorant question but...weight for it...LOL!! Seriously....if you weigh your 5th wheel at the front landing gear, will this give you a rough idea of the kingpin weight? I know th...
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wilber1 wrote:
If you really mean pin weight, the difference between the weight of the truck hooked and unhooked will be the pin weight. Hitch location has nothing to do with it, the pin is on the trailer and will be the same wherever you put it.. Weight on the rear axle is something else but for practical purposes, I would consider it the same.
YES...total weight of truck/trailer combo minus total weight of truck is pin weight of trailer
Pin weight distribution when hitched is total weight increase on both truck axles...which is affected by hitch placement in truck bed
Forward of, on or behind center line of rear axle.
With mu hitch 2" forward of center line....150# is added to front axle weight along with the added weight to rear axle
